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Peter Wolf:
Celebrating Theatre, Religious and Commercial Design for Over Sixty Years
April 10 - July 6, 2010
 Peter
Wolf is renowned for the magic he created with his set designs for musicals
and operas. Of the seventeen Broadway shows Wolf designed, he is
known by theatre enthusiasts throughout the world for his creations of "The
King and I" with Yul Brenner; "Peter Pan" with Sandy Duncan; "The
Music Man"; and "The Wiz." As a romantic realist, he was able
to transform theatres into a king's palace, Never Never Land or River City
and transport audiences
into his dream.
Peter Wolf was born Edward William Wolf in Southampton, Long Island, New
York on June 11, 1918. He became a scenic designer in New York City after
attending Yale University. During World War II, Wolf designed USO shows
with Boris Karloff. Wolf was the resident designer at Radio City Music Hall.
Texas Bound
In 1950, he moved his family to Dallas where he created sets for hundreds
of musicals and operas. He designed for the Dallas Opera, San Antonio
Operas and the Starlight Operettas in Dallas, which later became the State
Fair
Musicals.
The Span of His Career
For more than sixty years, Peter Wolf and his associates designed and produced
motivating environments for clients in business and industry, as well as
the theatre. He created designs for theme parks and was the art director
for Six Flags. Wolf also designed museums, pageants and interiors for various
religious projects.
While in his eighties, Wolf designed a production of "Annie" in Tokyo, "Ben
Hur" in Orlando, Florida; "The Promise" in Seoul, South Korea; and touring
shows for Tyler Perry.
 John Wolf
John
Wolf, Peter's son, began working with his dad on the Never Never Land set
for Peter Pan when he was 25. Building the sets created by Peter Wolf became
his life's work. Today, John continues his father's legacy with staging,
displays, interiors and sets.
Special Thanks
On behalf of his wife Caroline who also passed away in 2005, his sons John,
James, daughters Ann and Margaret, grandchildren and great grandchildren
have thanked the Arlington Museum of Art for hosting this exhibit.
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